Buckeye Growth Textured Sweet Feed
Highly fortified Buckeye Growth Textured Sweet Feed is scientifically formulated for broodmares and growing horses to help support healthy growth, development and metabolism.
Come by Cherokee Feed & Seed to help your horse get the right amount of nutrients. If you have questions about this Buckeye product or any of our other products, please give us a call or stop by one of our store locations. We are happy to help you with any questions you may have!
Features
FOR BROODMARES
- Helps to maintain healthy and steady glucose and insulin concentrations in mares during pregnancy and lactation
- Aids in supporting proper metabolism in nursing foals with controlled starch and sugar
FOR GROWING HORSES
- Helps promote steady growth using a combination of fat and carbohydrates for calorie
- Aids in supporting a healthy metabolism in growing horses
- Includes scientifically proven concentrations of the amino acids lysine, methionine and threonine to support a healthy growth rate
Ingredients
Whole Oats, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Soybean Hulls, Heat-Processed Soybeans, Wheat Middlings, Cane Molasses, Soybean Oil, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Ground Corn, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Phosphate, Salt, Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Yeast Culture), Magnesium Oxide, L-Lysine, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Flaxseed, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, L-Threonine, Choline Chloride, Zinc Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Potassium Chloride, DL-Methionine, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Maize Distillers Dried Grains, Zinc Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Sulfate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Cobalt Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Selenium Yeast, Copper Proteinate, Niacin Supplement, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Artificial Flavor, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Calcium Iodate.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein, Min. | 16.00% |
Lysine, Min. | 1.00% |
Methionine, Min. | 0.30% |
Threonine, Min. | 0.70% |
Crude Fat, Min. | 8.00% |
Crude Fiber, Max. | 11.00% |
Acid Detergent Fiber, Max. | 14.00% |
Neutral Detergent Fiber, Max. | 26.50% |
*NSC, Max. | 24.50% |
Calcium, Min. | 0.75% |
Calcium, Max. | 1.25% |
Phosphorus, Min. | 0.60% |
Potassium, Min. | 0.90% |
Copper, Min. | 70 ppm |
Zinc, Min. | 175 ppm |
Selenium, Min. | 0.80 ppm |
Vitamin A, Min. | 8,000 IU/lb |
Vitamin D, Min. | 800 IU/lb |
Vitamin E, Min. | 250 IU/lb |
Omega-6 Fatty Acids, Min. | 4.00% |
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Min. | 0.47% |
*Not recognized by AAFCO as an essential nutrient
Feeding
Feeding Broodmares: The following chart is the amount of GROWTH to feed in lb per day, showing a minimum and maximum amounts to be fed with free-choice hay, typically at a minimum of 1% of the horse's body weight.
Mare's Status | Weight of Mare (lb) | ||||
Time (mo) | 660 | 880 | 1,100 | 1,320 | |
Idle/Open | 2.5-4.0 | 3.0-5.0 | 4.0-6.0 | 5.0-7.0 | |
Gestation | 3.0-4.5 | 4.0-5.5 | 5.0-7.0 | 6.0-8.5 | |
Early Lactation | 1-3 | 6.0-8.5 | 8.0-11.5 | 10.0-14.0 | 12.0-17.0 |
Mid-Late Lactation | 4-6 | 3.5-5.0 | 4.5-6.5 | 6.0-8.0 | 7.0-9.5 |
Feeding Growing Horses: The following chart is the amount of GROWTH to feed in lb per day, showing minimum and maximum amounts to be fed with free-choice hay, typically at a minimum of 1% of the horse's body weight.
Growth Stage | Weight at Maturity (lb) | ||||
Age (mo) | 660 | 880 | 1,100 | 1,320 | |
Sucklings | < 3 | Feed FOAL STARTER | |||
Weanlings | 4-12 | 3.5-5.0 | 5.0-6.5 | 6.0-8.0 | 7.0-9.5 |
Yearlings | 12-18 | 3.5-5.0 | 5.0-6.5 | 6.0-8.0 | 7.0-9.5 |
Long Yearlings | 18-24 | 3.5-5.0 | 5.0-6.5 | 6.0-8.0 | 7.0-9.5 |
Two-year-olds to Mature | > 24 | 2.4-4.0 | 3.0-5.0 | 4.0-6.0 | 4.5-7.5 |
Provide clean, fresh water at all times and free-choice Harvest Salt by BUCKEYE™ Nutrition.
If high-quality forage is fed and the recommended minimum feeding rate cannot be met, either:
1. Add 1 lb of GRO 'N WIN™ or GRO 'N WIN™ Alfa per day for every 3 lb of GROWTH underfed, depending on forage type.
2. Supply GRASS PLUS™ Mineral & Vitamin Mix (with grass or mixed forage) or ALFA PLUS™ Mineral & Vitamin Mix (with legume forage).
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